Comments on: Music Industry Prediction: Rise of the Personable Geeks

By: Want Music Biz Success? Lead By Example! | Frying in Vein

Want Music Biz Success? Lead By Example! | Frying in Vein — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:52:17 +0000

[...] Regardless if you want to believe it or not, you are an influence to someone. Recognizing this fact will provide you with the power you need to really build up to your 1000 true fans. As you build this tribe of fans, your interaction with them should be one of genuine trust and appreciation. Keep this group growing and staying true by showing them how to be a self-respecting individual. Your call-to-actions should not always be about your gain. Give of yourself. Introduce your network of fans to your favorite music acts. Find out what causes your fans are passionable about and throw your support behind them if you are in agreement. This kind of action inspires; this kind of action builds presence. This is the prototypical work of the personable geek. [...]

By: Gain REAL Fans: 5 Steps to Getting the 1000 True | Frying in Vein

Gain REAL Fans: 5 Steps to Getting the 1000 True | Frying in Vein — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:32:49 +0000

[...] point. I hint at what it will take here on this blog quite a bit. Remember me talking about the Personable Geeks? Well, you just need to concede to being one and you will be well on your [...]

By: The Value of Relationships: Why I Really Like A Strange Arrangement | Frying in Vein

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:30:27 +0000

[...] swing and denser rhythm, but I know my dude never set out to be doo wop singer/songwriter. He is a wonderful victim of viral attraction. Did he live up to the hype that he has had bestowed upon his by the likes of fellow BES crooners [...]

By: Hubert Sawyers III

Hubert Sawyers III — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:56:17 +0000

@Matt – thanks for the compliment! I am going to try to stay on it. Hopefully, I will influence a few folks on a respectable way to trying to build a music career.

@Alex – ah, the pangs of a tastemaker. I find a lot of the music we come into early takes a while to break, especially if you’re a small fish in a bucket right to the big blogosphere river channel. Like Matt said, we just have to keep at it. Folks will recognize you for your impeccable ear. Thanks for your comment!

By: Hubert Sawyers III

Hubert Sawyers III — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:56:00 +0000

@Matt – thanks for the compliment! I am going to try to stay on it. Hopefully, I will influence a few folks on a respectable way to trying to build a music career.